Low Carbs Diet
These notes are what wiki have to say about a low carbs diet, but also what effects this diet has had on myself living with T1.
So far in my own research, I have found a low carb with slow absorbing low carb to be working really well at stabilizing my levels, but this is not the total picture at being able to do it. Cycling is also a key factor in helping stabilize the blood levels.
Diabetes
There is little evidence for the effectiveness of low-carbohydrate diets for people with type 1 diabetes. For certain individuals, it may be feasible to follow a low-carbohydrate regime combined with carefully-managed insulin dosing. This can be hard to maintain and there are concerns about potential adverse health effects caused by the diet.
In general, people with type 1 diabetes are advised to follow an individualized eating plan.
The proportion of carbohydrate in a diet is not linked to the risk of type 2 diabetes, although there is some evidence that diets containing certain high-carbohydrate items – such as sugar-sweetened drinks or white rice – are associated with an increased risk.
Some evidence indicates that consuming fewer carbohydrate foods may reduce biomarkers of type 2 diabetes.
A 2018 report on type 2 diabetes by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) found that a low-carbohydrate diet may not be as good as a Mediterranean diet for improving glycemic control, and that although having a healthy body weight is important, "there is no single ratio of carbohydrate, proteins, and fat intake that is optimal for every person with type 2 diabetes. There is no good evidence that low-carbohydrate diets are better than a conventional healthy diet, in which carbohydrates typically account for more than 40% of calories consumed.
Low-carbohydrate dieting has no effect on the kidney function of people who have type 2 diabetes.
Limiting carbohydrate consumption generally results in improved glucose control, although without long-term weight loss.
Low-carbohydrate diets can be useful to help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight, but "no single approach has been proven to be consistently superior." According to the ADA, people with diabetes should be "developing healthy eating patterns rather than focusing on individual macronutrients, micronutrients, or single foods." They recommended that the carbohydrates in a diet should come from "vegetables, legumes, fruits, dairy (milk and yogurt) (Alpro), and whole grains", while highly-refined foods and sugary drinks should be avoided.
The ADA also wrote that "reducing overall carbohydrate intake for individuals with diabetes has demonstrated the most evidence for improving glycemia and may be applied in a variety of eating patterns that meet individual needs and preferences.
I would also agree on this too after living with T1 for 50 years and finding and testing a low carbs diet when wearing a Dexcom G6 CGM on me and seeing such good results.
Dr Bernstein's video also says low carbs is away at helping the control of T1
For individuals with type 2 diabetes who can't meet the glycemic targets or where reducing anti-glycemic medications is a priority, the ADA says that low or very-low carbohydrate diets are a viable approach.